Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Maine-et-Loire

Carolingian heritage
49000 Angers

The Saint-Martin d'Angers collegiate church, an ancient Carolingian church in the historic centre, illustrates fifteen centuries of architecture, from the 5th to the 15th century, with an emblematic Gothic angeline choir.

Renaissance style castle
49730 Montsoreau

The castle of Montsoreau, Gothic and Renaissance building of the 15th century, dominates the Loire at Montsoreau (Maine-et-Loire). Ranked a historic monument in 1862, it now houses a contemporary art museum and illustrates the transition between medieval fortress and seigneurial residence.

Salt Grenier
49280 Cholet

The Cholet Salt Grenier Tower, built in the 16th century, is an old square tower with cut strips, vestige of a seigneurial house located in Maine-et-Loire, emblematic of local heritage.

Tower
49350 Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault

The Tower of Trier, a 15th century medieval dungeon at Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault (Maine-et-Loire), is the vestige of the castle rebuilt by Robert Le Mason, marked by mâchicoulis and a past linked to colonial slavery.

City gate
49260 Montreuil-Bellay

La Porte Nouvelle is a medieval town gate listed as a historical monument, located in Montreuil-Bellay in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.

Bridge
49110 Montrevault-sur-Èvre

The Bohardy Bridge, built in the 15th century at Montrevault-sur-Evre (Pays de la Loire), is a medieval eight-arched ogival building crossing the Evre, which was listed as a historical monument in 1978.

Palace
49000 Angers

The ancient bishopric or Tau Palace in Angers, dating from the 12th, 15th, 16th and 19th centuries, is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and modern restorations, adjacent to the Gallo-Roman enclosure of the city.

Windmill
49320 Gennes-Val-de-Loire

Gasté's cowmill, built at the beginning of the 19th century in Grézillé (Maine-et-Loire), is a rare example of the technical evolution of cereal mills between 1819 and 1930. Joined the Historical Monuments in 1999, it combines traditional architecture and industrial innovations.